In computing, Open Database Connectivity is a standard application programming interface for accessing database management systems. The designers of ODBC aimed to make it independent of database systems and operating systems. An application written using ODBC can be ported to other platforms, both on the client and server side, with few changes to the data access code. ODBC accomplishes DBMS independence by using an ODBC driver as a translation layer between the application and the DBMS. The app
The Opening Game. The XFL premiered on February 3, 2001âthe first Saturday after the Super Bowlâand it was an honest-to-goodness event. While they talked a big game about going head-to-head with the NFL, all Vince McMahon and co. really wanted to do was be an offseason complement to the biggest sports league in America.
(Mike Furrey photo courtesy of the Detroit Lions) Talk of Fame Network. The XFL was a made-for-TV league in 2001, founded by Vince McMahon of the World Wrestling Federation and funded in a joint venture by the WWF and NBC. But the eight-team league had dismal television ratings and folded after one season. The XFL didnât last long but it was fun: *The pre-game coin toss was replaced by a two-player scrum for the football. *There was no extra-point kicking option; teams had to run or pass for that single point.